Before I visited the UNDP data website I asked Stanislav if he would be so kind and share statistics with me on the effects of children versus an education due to poverty. “How many children are affected by this when it comes to education? Are many left without even a chance to enter into a classroom?” As of today I have not received a response so I decided to visit the website and was very disturbed by what I read.
Roma in the region are excluded from economic, social and political life. Compared to non Roma citizens, Roma are more likely to live in poverty, have a higher risk of unemployment, stay in school for fewer years, live without access to drinking water, sanitation and electricity, and live in substandard, overcrowded homes. Roma are more likely to suffer from chronic illness and have less access to health services (UNDP data. 2016). Here in the United States we all know how poverty affects many, but the “no child left behind laws” prevent children from not attending a school. In Roma 1 out of 2, that’s half the population do not even have the opportunity to go to preschool let alone kindergarten.
Stanislav believes that change can happen, it might take a long time but it can be done. In the meantime; many children will continue to suffer and not even get a chance to develop to their fullest potential. This is all so heart breaking to me, I think that if many Americans knew exactly how much they have compare to others they would be grateful and make changes within their own lives. Riches or not, if you want a difference in your life take advantage of the opportunities to do something about it, we have these opportunities!
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 2015
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UNDP data. Roma data. 2016
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Great post Maria!
ReplyDeleteMy mother was fond of saying "If we took all our own troubles and worries, packed them into bags and suitcases, and lined them out in front of us; most people would look around and still choose their own baggage". Like you stated, if we could look to all the opportunities we have as a nation, take advantage of them, and take measures to help others take advantage we might make a greater impact.
Toodles!
Heidi
Maria,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your post. This was very sad to read and definitely an eye opener. I do feel like a lot of people here in the united states are uneducated as to how bad some other countries have it as far as poverty. I was researching more on the UK a lot of things out about the poverty in the UK and the affects that it has on the children and families. The great thing is there are organizations such as the Unicef that help to aid children and families with issues such as poverty and I do agree with Stanislav, "change can happen it may take a long time but it can be done."
Hello Maria,
ReplyDeleteI was very pleased to have been able to explore your blog link and the informational resources that you took time to explore and elaborate on. This just brings the same thought to my head of how children and their families are affected by poverty all over the world. For countries that are outside of the United States it is rather difficult to get immediate assistance and within this matter. As professional educators we must continue to strive and exceed withi our advocay on helping and assisting families all over the world that are in great need. I enjoyed reading your post. It was very informative.
respectfully,
Michelle Millwood
One of my resource that i explored was http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/jamaica.html
my blog link is http://preschooleducators1.weebly.com/
Just re reading your blog post. It is amazing what a child can learn, mimick or be scared with, duer to the kind of environment that they are surrounded by or the kind of environment that they are boght into. I personally feel that it is just disgusting to know that it is preached daily about how children are like a sponge that sucks up what is around them, yet there are so many acreless people still corrupting a child's environment insead of working together to provide a more safer, friendlier, educated and healty learning environment for the children, for the children of today is the future of tomorrow. May i ask you, what political role do you think is more important to a child's educational educationand future?
ReplyDeletemy blog link is http://preschooleducators1.weebly.com
respectfully,
michelle millwood